CVE-2026-33068 HIGH

CVE-2026-33068: Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File

Vendor Anthropics
Product claude-code
Weakness CWE-807
Published March 20, 2026
Last update March 20, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Versions prior to 2.1.53 resolved the permission mode from settings files, including the repo-controlled .claude/settings.json, before determining whether to display the workspace trust confirmation dialog. A malicious repository could set permissions.defaultMode to bypassPermissions in its committed .claude/settings.json, causing the trust dialog to be silently skipped on first open. This allowed a user to be placed into a permissive mode without seeing the trust confirmation prompt, making it easier for an attacker-controlled repository to gain tool execution without explicit user consent. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.53.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 20, 2026 CVE published
March 20, 2026 Record updated